Short Bend, Missouri

Short Bend is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

The Short Bend post office closed in 1913.[2] The community was named for a nearby meander on the Meramec River.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Short Bend, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

Coordinates: 37°44′47″N 91°26′03″W / 37.74639°N 91.43417°W / 37.74639; -91.43417

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